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Excerpt from The Cambridge History of India, Vol. 6: The Indian Empire, 1858-1918; With Chapters on the Development of Administration 1818-1858
Perhaps the more accurate and sober the statement, the less likely it is to win general approval. But the present work may at least claim to gather together in a single volume not only a wealth of personal knowledge and experience but also the information scattered through a multitude of blue-books, of statutes, of acts of the Indian legis latures; to present the views of policy uttered both by governors general and secretaries of state and by Indian political leaders; above all at the present moment it aspires to show clearly and firmly the historical background, without some knowledge of which political decisions become matters of mere sentiment and chance.
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Perhaps the more accurate and sober the statement, the less likely it is to win general approval. But the present work may at least claim to gather together in a single volume not only a wealth of personal knowledge and experience but also the information scattered through a multitude of blue-books, of statutes, of acts of the Indian legis latures; to present the views of policy uttered both by governors general and secretaries of state and by Indian political leaders; above all at the present moment it aspires to show clearly and firmly the historical background, without some knowledge of which political decisions become matters of mere sentiment and chance.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Henry Herbert Dodwell
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ISBN - 9780266973980
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm
Page Count - 686
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Contributors
Author
Henry Herbert Dodwell
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ISBN - 9781334002250
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm
Page Count - 688
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